DPW's Annual Roadway Resurfacing Program-Road to 70 P.C.I. in Five Years

Our website will be updated as long-range planning is further
developed and projects completed.

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ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Department of Public Works (DPW) solicits community input to
improve services and maintain County infrastructure, and these efforts
include identifying immediate and long-range road resurfacing needs.
Development of DPW’s annual roadway resurfacing and construction
program includes public input, operational needs, our computerized
pavement management system recommendations, and available funding to
implement projects throughout the unincorporated County. Our pavement
management program allows us to focus maintenance resources on the
best preventative maintenance measures and helps us to choose the most
appropriate and cost-effective surface treatment, or resurfacing, ”to
extend the service life of our pavement on 1,942.98 miles of County
maintained roads.

NEW STATE FUNDING AVAILABLE

On April 28, 2017 the Governor approved the new transportation
funding plan entitled, “Road and Repair Accountability Act 2017” also
known as the Senate Bill (SB-1), which increased funding to local
agencies for road maintenance projects. As a result, DPW will be
receiving approximately $538 Million in new funding over the next ten
years for road maintenance purposes. The State’s funding increases
will be phased in over time. This funding provides new opportunities
to address DPW’s significant road resurfacing needs. On May 2, 2017,
the County Board of Supervisors (Board) directed staff to use the new
funding to pursue additional resurfacing projects and achieve a
Pavement Condition Index (PCI), a commonly used pavement rating
system, of 70 out of 100 within five years. DPW’s current PCI is 60.

COMMUNITY INPUT

To better understand community priorities, DPW solicited input from
community planning and sponsor groups to assist in identifying road
resurfacing needs specific to each community. DPW’s annual roadway
resurfacing program included input from all 26 community/sponsor
groups to develop our annual roadway resurfacing program. The input
received from the communities will be routinely updated and used by
DPW to develop subsequent years of the program.

UNFORESEEN OCCURRENCES

DPW must respond to unforeseen occurrences such as natural
disasters, public safety emergencies, and other changes that could
affect future project funding availability. Unexpected changes in
DPW’s annual program may be necessary to accommodate changing needs
throughout the County, but the resurfacing program presented here is
our estimate of the projects DPW plans to accomplish.

DPW’S PROGRAM GOAL

DPW's goal is to identify the most effective means to properly
maintain our County roads and keep them safe and passable for our
residents and visitors. Maintenance engineers continuously survey
roads in our annual program to determine the most cost effective and
appropriate surface treatments to apply. These surface treatments can
range from a simple slurry seal to a more significant removal and
replacement of the entire asphalt surface. Once our field work is
complete, more specifics will be provided here on this website to
identify the type of surface treatments DPW will use for each
individual road segment.

DPW’s annual resurfacing program will be routinely updated as the
plan further evolves. Currently, DPW has prepared project lists of
road segments for future year(s) and they are included on this site.
Typically, construction for each year of road maintenance projects
occurs in the warmer summer months.

DPW is sharing these project lists with utility companies and
adjacent cities to ensure proactive coordination of construction
projects between our agencies. This effort will reduce premature
damage to our roads through avoidable utility pavement cuts and will
improve the service life of the pavement.

Current Status

DPW’s first year (2015-16) of its revised resurfacing program was
completed in June 2017 and is updated in the interactive GIS map and
list of roads. These resurfacing projects included over 53 miles of
asphalt concrete overlays and surface seals. These projects also
included replacement of culverts and concrete drainage and
accessibility improvements. Resurfacing projects for the second year
of our program (2016-17) were completed in January 2018 and included
over 50 miles of asphalt concrete overlays and surface seals with
additional projects to replace culverts and concrete drainage
facilities and other accessibility improvements. As a result of the
State’s SB1 funding and Board direction, DPW updated our next phase of
projects for 2017-18 and the upcoming 2018-19. For 2017-18, DPW’s
program is currently in the process of obtaining bids with
construction beginning in summer 2018. The 2017-18 resurfacing
projects includes over 195 miles of asphalt concrete overlays and
surface seals with additional projects for replacement of culverts and
concrete drainage facilities, and other accessibility improvements.
For 2018-19, DPW’s resurfacing program is tentatively scheduled to go
out to bid in early 2019 with construction beginning in summer 2019.
These projects are estimated to include over 184 miles of road
resurfacing, replacement of culverts and concrete drainage facilities,
and other accessibility improvements. The total resurfacing for the
first three years of our revised program resulted in completion of
approximately 320 miles of resurfaced roads. With the new SB1 funding
over the next two years, we are planning to complete 379 miles of
resurfacing, or about 20% of the total number of our maintained
roads. DPW will continue to work on future years of the road
resurfacing program and will share updates on this site when
available. View the interactive GIS maps to see lists of projects and
roads for completed, current, and future projects. Please follow this
website to obtain the most current information and updates.